Josh Mellor
Planning Director
Specialisms:
- Community Planning & Engagement
- Infrastructure & Regeneration
- Planning & Environmental
- Strategic land promotion
- Town Planning
Josh is a chartered town planner with extensive experience in securing major planning consents across the UK.
Josh provides commercially minded, strategic advice that helps clients unlock land value and navigate the complexities of the planning system with confidence.
He has wide experience of working on major planning applications, supporting clients through both plan-making and application stages. He regularly appears at local plan examinations and planning appeals as an expert witness, advocating for land allocations and policy changes that enable sustainable, deliverable growth.
Josh works with a diverse range of clients – including national and regional housebuilders, SME developers, landowners, land promoters, and commercial developers – tailoring his approach to meet the specific needs and ambitions of each project.
Passionate about achieving high-quality, sustainable outcomes, Josh brings a collaborative and results-driven mindset to every scheme, helping to deliver places that provide long-term value for both clients and communities.
Key areas of expertise:
– Planning applications and appeals
– Housing land supply evidence
– Strategic land promotion
– Unlocking complex sites
I am passionate about planning and delivering sustainable social, environmental and economic benefits for communities